Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 189, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 December 1922 — Page 1

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VOLUME 35—NUMBER 189

MINT BANDITS SEIZE $200.000

OLD MAN ZERO UNWELCOME, BUT HE STAYS Relief Organizations Receive Many Calls From Needy of City, While “Younger Set” Brings Forth Sleds and Skates. Old man Zero, who dropped into Indianapolis last night and lorced thè mercurv down to 1 degree below, is scheduled to come back tonight. The temperature may fall as low as 5 degrees under zero, according to J. H. Armington, meteorologist at thè United States Weather Bureau. Bv 9a. m. a temperature of 3 above had been reached. The temperature is expected to rise Tuesdav and by nightfall will be well above thè zero mark, Armington said. The cold wave swept down from thè neighborhood of Medicine

Hat. Manitoba, where a temperature of 38 below was reaehed. Many Skaters Out Youngstera were not slow to avail themselves of thè first snow fall of thè season. They were out with sieda early Sunday ‘'hooking” rldes from friendly motorists and coasting down every declivity in sight. Despite thè fact that large streams were not frozen over there was a surprisingly large number of skaters out. Ponds and small streams were crowded to capacity. Memories of old days were recalled when an old-fashioned slelgh, thè horse decorated wlth jingling sleigh bells, made its appearance in Brook *ide Park. Kiddies welcomed thè old timer and hung on in such quantitles that thè sleigh scarcely was visible. Both thè Salvation Army and thè Family Welfare Society reported they were working to capacity in keeping up with thè demand fcr coal and clothing At thè Family Welfare Society office it was said thè organization was Isomewhat ijpndicapped by lack of workers. Confidente was expressed, however, that all thè needy will be taken care of. Trains on Schedule In spite of thè stinging cold weather prevailing throug'n iut thè country rallroad Service was kept up to schedule by linea running into Indianapolis except in a few cases. A few trains arrived late last night beeause of delays In loading mail and express at outlytng pointa. Officials, however. said today that no serlous delays were caused by thè weather condition. Aster getting off of a Street car at Washington St. and Highland Ave., Frank Hunter, 75, of 1206 1 * E Washington St., slioped and fell on thè snow-covered pavement. He suffered a fracture of thè right thigh bone. He was taken to thè city hospital. Cara Held Up The coldest weather reported In Indiana was at Ft. Wayne, where it was 4 below zero. Terre Haute reported 2 degrees below. Saturday night’s snowfall amounted to two and one-half inches, according to thè weather bureau. Four city Street car trolley vi rea broke during thè night and a dozen cars were temporarily disabled. James V. Trettcn, superintendent of thè Inaianapolis Street Railway Company, said. lira SKMT NE Bara protecting a skylight of thè Hoyle & Rarick Clothing Company etore at 305 W. Washington St., were sawed away by burglars who stole seven overcoats and three suits of clothes valued at S3OO early today. Walter B. Hayden, manager, notifled poli ce. The burglars went up a sire escape in thè rear of thè Fair Store, next door, to gain access to thè roof. Poiice sound four hack-saw blades near thè skylight. WILL OPERATEHOTELS Articles of incorporation 'or thè State-Morton Company of Hammond. in thè amount of $50,000, hav3 been ftled with thè Secretary of State by thè Incorpora tora, Julius H. Meyn, Walter E. Meyn and Arthur J. Weiss. The company, according to thè articlee, will engagé In thè operatlon of botels. BONDING CO. FORMS M. E. Kozacik. Michael Kozacik, and Myer Aranoff, of East Chicago, have filed articles of incorporation for thè First National Mortgage and Bondlng Company. TLe company is capi tali zed at $50,000. m m* THE WEATHER j,- - | Forecast for Indianapolis and vi-1 cinity is fair tonight and probably j Tuesdav. Not so cold Tuesday. HOURLY TEMPERATURE. 6 a. m —llO a. >n 8 7 a. m —lll a. m 11 8 a. m. 012 (noon) 11 8 a m..... . 3 1 p. ru. 11

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STATES ASKED TO AIDENFORCEMENT OF VOLSTEfID fICT Harding Puts Responsibility on Governors in Dry Law Fight. Ry United Presi WASHINGTON, Dee. 18.—President Harding in a White House luncheon with a group of Governors today will cali upon thè States to assume equal responsibility with thè Federai Government for prohlbltion enforcement. The President will point out, it was learned, that in givlng thè States and The Federai Government concurrent power to enforce thè law, thè Constitution places as great a responslbility on thè Governors for Volstead law enforcement as It does or. thè Federai executive Aster expressing his vlews that thè Federai Government and thè States are jolntly responslble for piohibition enforcement, thè President as a result of thè meeting today, hopes: 1. To get a clear survey of popular opinion as to prohlbltion enforcement; to leam from thè executives of thè several States just how their poople feel as to strict or lenlent enforcoment; whether they want thè Volstead law amended or strengthened. 2. To get from thè governors a frank and candid statement about enforcement—whether they favor greater Federai and State cooperation or want thè task handled a most entirely by thè Federai Government. Most of thè sixteen governors here are convinced prohlbltion will be one of thè big politicai Issues of 1924.

LABOP.ER FATALLY HURT WHEN HIT BY ENGINE Erastus Howley Dies at City Hospital Aster Accident. Erastus Howley, 56, laborer, 640'■£ S. West St., dled at thè city hospital today aster he was run over by a Pennsylvania swltch engine In charme of Engineer Charles Hart, 744 Reisner St., at 525 W. Wyoming St. Hart's rlght leg was crushed off above thè knee. CASE UNDER ADVISEMENT Case of Albert Donaldson, colored, 28, 610 N Senate Ave., charged wlth assault and battery with intent to rob, aster D. A. Caster, 618 E. Twenty-Fourth St., sald he caught him with his hand In a girl’s pocketbook, was taken under advlsement today in city court. Donaldson was arrested on Washington St., near Meridian, by three traffic officers. Donaldson is on parole from thè Indiana State Prison, where he served part of a one to fourteen-year sentence for grand larceny. AUDITOR RESIGNS G. Roy Mclntyre, for more than Ave years auditor in thè income tax unit of thè department of internai revenue, resigned today, effectlve Jan. 1 He wlll be affiliated with thè flrm of Doney and Rogers, income tax accountants. Walter Rayle, of Spiceland, clerk in thè income tax unit, was named to succeed Mclntyre. RESET DILLON TRIAL Thomas B. Dilìon, Republican chalrman in tho Twelfth ward, will be tried Thursday before aA|| in Criminal Court, It was day. provi di ng his attor Holmes. recovers y ; - „ y•: s,

Reai Snow Comes for Puftils’ Christmas Vacation

Boys and girls released from school for thè Chrlstmas holidays, scampered to thè hills today to take advantage of thè first reai coasting snow in two years.

BULL CLUB NEGOTIATES FOR CITY PARK GROUND Modern Plant for American Association Team Planned on Fall Creek.

Negotiation for a twenty-year lease of nino aerea owned by thè city park department at Northwestern Ave. and Fall Creek as a site for a new modern baseball park was started today by William E. Clauer, secretary of thè Indianapolis Athletic Association, operatlng thè locai American Association team. Clauer talked with Mayor Shank, who was enthusiastlc over thè proposai, announcing he and Clauer would take thè matter before thè board of park commlssionera nex* Thursday aftemoon. The city bought thè ground as a park and playground site last ye&r for $60,500, lssulng $65,000 worth of bonds. Ready for 1924 Clauer proposed that thè ball club be given a twenty-year lease at $3,575 annu&l rental, amounting to thè Interest on thè city's bonds, with optlon to purchase at thè end of three years for $66,000, at end of slx years for GARY POST SUSTAINS $15,000 FIRE LOSS l’p-State News paper Plant Losca Valuable Record. GARY, Ind., Dee. 18.—Fire which started in thè basement of thè building occupied by thè Gary Post and Tribune today caused loss estlinated at $15,000. Most of thè damage was done to paper stock, records and thè building. SEEKS AUNT HERE The Indianapolis poiice today received a letter from Mra. Maude Speaker, 316 N. Maln St., Independence, Mo., seeklng communlcatlon with her aunt, Mrs. Rebecca Eastman, who. according to thè letter, was llvlng here when last heard from. about thirty years ago. Mra. Speaker d-sired to teli her aunt of thè death of her sister and Mra. Eastman' mother on Aug. 19. FAN CAUSES FIRE An overheated exhaust fan on thè third floor at 24 Vi Kentucky Ave., today caused a run of t,he Are equlpment in thè downtown dlstrict. The sire was smothered wlthout use of water or Chemicals and there was no property loss. WOULD ENLARGE PLANT The Northern Indiana Power Company today petitioned thè State pubilio set-vice commisslon for authority [to Issue and eli $50,000 worth of stock Lnd $125,000 in bonds for thè purpose lif improvement and addltlon to its fcteam-heating plant at Logansport. I LEBANON BOY MISSING ■ Robert Moore, 13, is reported misskg from his home in Lebanon, Ind. ■oca! poiice are looklng for hi rii.

INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, DEC. 18, 1922

Above is a scene in Brookside Park. Below are George Tout, 1116 N. Dearborn St., (left) and Freeman Wilson, 1519 Garfleld Ave. about to "take off.”

$70,000 and at end of ten years for $76,000. If noi purchasod In twenty years, improvements would revert to thè city, Clauer suggested. The club's lease from thè Big Four Rallroad of Washington Park, thè present ball grounds, explres in five years. Annual rental ls $5,000, Clauer said. If thè deal with thè city goes through and condition are favorable thè club mlght start building thè new plant In tlme to play there In 1924, club officiala said. Would Seat 20,000 Vice President W. C. Smith Jr., of thè club said thè new plant would seat 20,000. Washington Park seats about 12,000. Cost of thè new grounds would be about $250,000 and they would be modelled aster thè Chicago National League Park. Club officials said that they had confklenoe in thè growth of Indianapolis and that they felt Washington Park is not up to thè standard of baseball facilitles. They have other sites In view, Smith said. The Northwestern Ave. site could be served by Street cars on either thè Northwestern or Illinois Unes, thè latter being eonnected with thè former by tracks in W. Twenty-Flrst St. W. C. Smith, Sr., president of thè club, ls in New York.

Polish President Jests As Assassin Fires

WARSAW, Dee. 18.— President Gabriel Marutowicz of Poland died with a jest and a srnile on his lips. The bullets fired by thè mad poet Nlewadomski cut short a pleasantry thè Polish executive was exchanging with Lady MaxMuller, wife of Slr William MaxMuller, Brltish minlster, during a reception at thè art exhibition here. Aster delivering a brief speech climaxing thè exhibition ceremonies, President Marutowicz was joined by Lady Max-Muller and her husband. “I congratulate you upon your election Thursday, ’ ’ she said to thè executive. The president smiled. ‘‘Perhaps,” he said, “You rather should condole ” The sentence never was concluded. From a group standing at thè rear of Marutowicz, a

KELLER UT BE CITEBBf HBUSE Charges of Contempt Face Solon Unless He Answers. Ru United Press WASHINGTON. Dee. IS. The House J lidie iary Committee ineets today to decide whether it was wlthln its rights when It issued a subpoena ordering Ite prese tati ve Keller, Minnesota, Republlean, to appear and teetify under oath in connection with hls bill of impeachment against Attomey General Daugherty. If thè committee conclude, as ls forecast, that it haa thè power to subpoena a member of Congress, Keller may be given a final chance to appear, and if he again refuses, lt ls probable he then will be clted for contempt and a recommendation made that he be given "appropriate dlsc.lpltnary action” before thè bar of thè House. POSTOFFICE ASSUMES XMAS RUSH ASPECT Post master Prodicts Broken Records for Business. The postofflce took on a reai Chritmt rush appearance today. From early morning a steafl; - atreain of patrons flowed through tne corridors malling Christmas packages. According to Robert H. Bryson, postmaster, indicatlons are that all hollday season records will be broken. Twelve clerks were putto work in thè corridors of thè Federai building today weighing packages and writing Insurance. NURSES’ HEAD TELLS OF WORK IN MENTAL hEALTH Minti Hygieue Exiiert Meet in Annuiti Sewsion Here. To aid mental hygiene progress m thè Stiite by interestlng nurses In thè subject and obtainlng better training for nurses in that work, and to inter est th. publie in mental hygiene probìem, is thè work of thè Indiana State Nurses Association declared Miss Ina M. Gasklll, president and director of thè publie health nursing In thè State health department, In a spaech before seventh annual meeting of thè Indiana Confereneo on Mental Health, at thè lypool Hotel today. WATCH STOLEN Barrei S. Priest told poiice he rented a room at 404 N. Illinois St., last night and that when he awakened this morning a woman’s watch, valued at S3O, was missing.

Copuright, 1022, bv United Xctct % * I f. '•• Kn>iv ? MARUTOWICZ youth emerged and three shots spat out of hls revolver into thè

A New Job Poiice became furniture movers when they were forced to lift a bed from Lorretta Edwards, colored, 318 Toledo St., when she hid under lt and refused to emerge. In a raid on thè Toledo St. house men giving their names as Karl Marvin, 22, foreman, 318 Toledo St., and Harold Arm strong, 23, advertising man, 2239 N. New Jersey St., and two colored women, slated as Harrold Baker and Lorretta Edwards, were arrested. They were held on statutory charges.

WKLLÌ REIO IH BITTER STBUEGLE OVER BIG MIT Present lllness of Star ls Not Due to Dope, Physician Declares. Bv United Preti LOS ANGELES, Dee. 18.—Wallace Reld, film idol, sufferlng a rnysterious itlapse whlch has threatened his lite, aster, according to Dorothy Davenport, hls wlfe, he had won a fight over thè drug hablt, was reported “a little lmproved” today. Physiclans said his present illness had nothing to do wtth his alleged use of narcotica or liquor. He has nmde bis fight against thè onslavlng drugs, his wife and his friends said, and has won. Reld has been In a hospital in Hollywood for severa! days. His wife and her mother told thè story of "Wally's” reported battio against drugs. Enslaved while being a “good fellow” to “fair weather friends,” they said, he suddenly carne to realize his condition: went to a quiet mountain resort and there. slngìe-handed, fought to a dramatic finish his gi-eat fight. . He returned to his I.os Angeles horae to make himself ready to résumé hls old place in thè film worìd. Then he was stricken with his present baffling lllness. FORMER FILM STAR TELLS OF ‘DOPE* PARTIE3 Ru United Preti ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. Dee. 18.— How cocaine was served in sugar howls at wild partles of movie stara was descrlbed today by Evelyn Nesbit, formor member of thè Hollywood film coloney. “I was a ‘dope’ once, hut I fought my way back and oured myself,” deelared Miss Nesbit, sondine a word of hope to Wallace Reld. celebrated screen star, who, according to his wife, ls fighting a desperate battle with thè drug hablt. Only a few months ago Miss Nesbit attempted suicide by taking an overdose of drugs when her uptown tea room in New York failed. Today, brisk, alert. she ls manager of one of thè most prosperous caharets on Atlantic City's famous board walk. “Oh. hut it was a long, mean fight against ‘thè happy stufi* as they called lt,” said Miss Nesbit. ‘‘l began taking thè stufi at Holly wood. There were dope agents at every party there, waitlng to take crders. “Atone party thè cocaine was passed in a sugar bowl. Every few minutos somebody would say 'pass thè sugar.’ It was a big joke. HAYS SAYS HE IS NOT ARBITER OF FILM MORALS Ru United Preti LOS ANGELES. Dee. 18.—Will H. Hays today declared he will not assume control of thè narcotic sltuatlon in Hollywood, but will cooperate with State and Federai autliorities “In case they cali on me.”

president’s back. The smile accompanying hls Jest remained as he stiffened, then sank to thè floor at thè feet of Lady MaxMuller and Slr William. So rapid was thè aftermath and such was thè nolsy confusion that Niewadomski’s immediate actlons were differenti^reported. Some said thè assassin. attempted to turn his weapon upon himself. Others declared he made no resistance nor effort to escape when thè crowd fell upon thè poet, beating and kleking him. “I wished to rid Poland of a man whose existence was unfortunate to thè Republic,” was all Niewadomski would say. Warsaw was cairn Sunday aster thè shock of Saturday's dramatic events. The presidential squadron of Uhlans stood on guard about thè body of Narutowlcz, lying in state in thè reception hall at Balvedere palace. Throughout thè city flags were at half-mast. All theaters and movies were clossd.

Entered as Becond-class Matter et Postofflce, Indianapolis Publlslied Daily Except Sunday.

Guard and Auto Driver Killed in Pistol Battle in Front of United States Treasury at Denver. MONEY WAS BEING TAKEN TO BANK Door of Building Riddled With Bullets as Yeggs Open Regular Barrage of Rifie Fire. Bv United Prest DEN\ER, Colo., Dee. 18.—Seven bandits, in a daring raid on a Federai reserve automobile in front of thè United State* mint here today, obtained $‘200,000 in curreney and escaped. In an exehange of shots between guarcls and thè bandit one guard of thè bank car was killed and thè driver wounded. The bandits drew up in front of thè mint in a closed car just as thè bank automobile, which had bee nloaded with eurrencv* started away. One of thè bandits commanded thè driver of thè

car to stop. The others, eovering thè driver and ‘he guard with shotguns, transferred thè money to their own car. Guards at thè mint, armed with rifles and shotguns, opened sire on thè bandit car. The sire was returned. One of thè guards and thè chauffeur of thè bank car were seriously wounded. The bandita stood on thè curb and laid down a ventatile barrage on thè door of thè mint. Employes of thè mint shot at thè bandits from Windows and doors. The car had just been loaded at thè mint when t,he bandits drew up in their automobile. The daring holdup and gun battle was witnessed by scores of passera by. The door of thè mint was riddled with bullets. Poiice reserves were rushed to thè scene and kept all persona away from thè mint. The bandits apparently had planned thè holdup carefuUy and their action was timed so that when thè ba.nk car started away, thè bandit automoile crowded it into thè curb. The money was in Ave dollar bills and was being taken to thè Federa! Reserve Bank. The guard shot was Charles Linton, 60. He is not expected t:o live. Linton fell from thè first volley of thè bandits' puns. One of thè bandits was reported wounded by guards who flred from thè mint.

STATE TIGKTEIS NET OF EVIDENCE Witnesses Picture Death March in Herrin 'Massacre* Trial. Bv United Presi MARION, 111., Dee. 18. The prosecution in thè first Herrin massacre trial today tightened its net of < vidence round Otis Clark, alleged ring leader of thè rioting in which twenty-three men were killed at thè Lester Strip Mine last .lune. A vlvid portrayai of thè death march from thè Lester mine early aster dawn on thè morning of June 2 was pictured by George Nelson, Williamson County farmer, and his wife, Luia Nelson, who were thè first witnesses to take thè stand in Circuit Court here today. Nelson whose farm joins tho property of thè Lester mine, told thè jury he was standing in front of his house when a mob of more than 500 carne along thè road leading more than a dozen men, who appeared frightened and haggard. SUES INDIANAPOLIS Damages amounting to $15,000 were incurred when Alta O. Ross fell in a hole in thè pavement of Wabash St., north of thè city market and broke her leg, she stated in a sult against thè city, filed in Circuit Court today. The aeeldent occurred on thè night of Aug. 26, this year. She alleged thè city was at fault beeause no lantern was near thè noie. STATE WITNESS GRILLED William H. Thompson, attomey for tho Indiana Bell Telephone Company, centinued cross-examination of Munson D. Atwater. witness for and before thè publie Service commission in thè Consolidated Bell rate cases today, questioning particularly statements he had made concerning economies of thè repeater System used in thè Bell exchanges. SHOT-FIRER IS KILLED By Times Special CLINTON, Ind., Dee. 18.- -Will Davis, 35, shot-flrer at thè Deering mine No. 8, was killed by an explo slon yesterday. He was thè only man In thè mine at thè time. The explo slon wrecked thè air shaft and rescue partles had difficulty in recovering his body. CHRISTMAS FOOD GONE Eleven chickens. valued at S3O, disappeared from thè chicken coop of Dr. Richard Poole, 42 W. Thtrtieth St. Dr. Poole had expected to use some of thè chickens for a Christmas dinner. COLORED MATRON PROMISED Appointment of a colored matron to take charge of thè Colored Orphans' Home Jan. 1, 1923, was promised a deputation of prominent colored people today by tbe board tt county commissionerà.

Forecast FOR next 24 hou* s: Fair tonight and proujbly Tuesday. Not so cold Tuesday.

TWO CEiNTS

MRDIUIS . EUROPE AGAINST HOPINGTOO HIGH Teils Foreign Premiers U. S Has No Magic Cure-Ali for Crisis. Bv United Preti WASHINGTON, Dee. 18.-~Thi* Government has been obliged to warn European premiers against expect ing thè United States to ladle out a mugic cure-ail when it flnaliy acta to relieve thè crisis across thè Atlantic. President Harding is somewhat embarrassed by thè high expectations which have been aroused in Europe. He is aleo fearful that thè hostility of thè Senate irreconcilaole3 will be stirred by reports that this government is preparing to take im„ portant steps in assisting Europe. Thus far thè Senate irreconcilables have been busy trying to find out just what thè President has in mind. La Follette and Borah, leaders of thè irreeoncilable group, it was learned Sunday night, stili insist on this Government keeping clear of European / politicai entanglements. They both strongly oppose ald except on thè strlctest condition which will require Europe to cut down its large armies.

WOULD STOP SHIPMENT OF INFLAMMABLE FILMS State Fire Marshal Told of Bill Spoi sored by Sanders. Neuman T. Miller State sire mao shai, reeeived a telegraxu from Con* gressman Everett Sanders of thè Fifth distrfet today, apprising him of his introduction of Miller's bill prò hibiting interstate shipment of in* flammable moving pietrine films, be fore Congress Saturday. Miler con ferred with Representatives and Sen ators while in Washington some weeks ago, and thè introduction of thè bill, he hopes, will result in speedy passage. At thè time Miller was made presi dent of thè national organization of State sire marshals at Portland, Maine, a resolution was adopted to have all producers of films discon tinue manufacture of thè in flammable films so that no interstate shipment* might be permitted aster Jan. 1. 1925 t THREE MEN BURN TO DEATH WITH HOME Others Are Seriously Injnber In Coé* tage Biaze. By United Press AKRON, Ohio, Dee. IS.—Authorl ties said a defective flue was respon sible for thè cottage sire here Sunday which burned to death thè city engi neer and two other prominent resi* dents of Massillon. Three others were seriously burned, bui will live. Seven men were asleep in thè Weff ler cottage when thè sire broke out, The three charred bodies were sound in thè basement aster thè sire had burned out. FREEDOM OF EDWIN BERGDOLL CONSIDERED Draft Evader WiU Make Final Pie in Federai Court. Bu United Prese KANSAS CITY. Kans., Dee. 18.— Freedom for Edwin Bergdoll, draft dodger and brother of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll. was expected to be con siderei! In Federa! Court here today. Bergdoll's final plea probably will come before Judge John Pollock on thè ground that former President Wilson Issued a proclamation that elghteen months was Bufficient lm prisonment for draft evàderà as a r* sult of thè armistice. DELAYS THEATER SUIT The suit for receiver brought against proprìetors and employes of thè ParK Theater by Howard R. Dunn of De troit, Mieli., was continued for ten days by Judge Albert B. Anderson in Federai Court today. It is underatood that a settlemen* will be maxle out of court.